1. A scholarship recipient may only receive
the money retained by the State Board pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2
of
NRS
391A.580 if the scholarship recipient meets
the requirements prescribed in subsection 4 of
NRS
391A.585 and, within 1 year after the 5-year
anniversary of the date on which the scholarship recipient completed the
program for which he or she was awarded the scholarship, submits to the teacher
program provider proof that he or she:
(a)
Holds a valid license to teach:
(1) Elementary
education;
(2) Secondary
education;
(3) Pupils in a program
of early childhood education; or
(4) Special education to pupils in
prekindergarten through grade 12;
(b) Has not been the subject of any
disciplinary action taken by any school district by which he or she was
employed;
(c) Is not currently the
subject of an investigation that could result in the imposition of disciplinary
action against him or her;
(d) Has
maintained employment as a teacher at a public school in this State for 5
consecutive school years and received a performance evaluation rating
designating him or her as "highly effective" or "effective" during each of the
5 school years; and
(e) Was
employed for at least 3 years as a teacher at a public school in this State
that:
(1) Was a Title I school, as defined in
NRS
385A.040, for the year immediately preceding
the year in which he or she began employment as a teacher at the
school;
(2) Received an annual
rating established as one of the two lowest ratings possible indicating
underperformance of a public school, as determined by the Department pursuant
to the statewide system of accountability for public schools for the year
immediately preceding the year in which he or she began employment as a teacher
at the school; or
(3) Had a teacher
vacancy rate that was higher than the statewide average teacher vacancy rate as
determined by the Department and published on the website maintained by the
Department for the year immediately preceding the year in which he or she began
employment as a teacher at the school.
2. A scholarship recipient who transfers
employment between schools that satisfy the requirements specified in paragraph
(e) of subsection 1 satisfies the requirements of that paragraph.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017
